MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - William H. Ogilvie
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WILLIAM H. OGILVIE. Richard Ogilvie, father of William H., was born in
North Carolina, and came to Tennessee about 1796, locating in Williamson
County, where he farmed and eventually became the owner of 500 acres of
land. He married Cynthia M. Wilson, a native of Georgia, and became the
father of seven children. Williamson County was almost an unbroken
canebrake at the time of his settlement, so that he had great difficulty in
clearing his farm. He died in 1822 and the mother resided with her youngest
son on the old homestead until her death. William H. Ogilvie was born in
Williamson County December 17, 1818, and in his youth attended the old-time
subscription schools, his studies extending to geography and grammar. At
the age of twenty be married Elizabeth N. Demumbrane, born in Williamson
County December 29, 1820. To them were born eight children, only two of
whom are living. In 1853 Mrs. Ogilvie died, and the following year he was
united in marriage to Mary R. Gentry, also a native of Williamson County,
born December 16, 1825. They are the parents of three daughters. Mr.
Ogilvie was a Whig until the war. Since that time has been a supporter of
Democratic principles. He is a Royal Arch Mason and owns 700 acres of land.

Surnames: Demumbrane, Gentry, Ogilvie, Wilson
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."